Arizona Archive Online Guidelines to EAD Best Practices (version 3.1) May 2011
Best Practices Working Group Todd Welch, Northern Arizona University (chair) Lauren Amundson, Lowell Observatory David Botts, Flagstaff Public Library Jonathan Pringle, Museum of Northern Arizona Arizona Archive Online 2011
Arizona Archives Online (AAO) Best Practices
Table of Contents Page
Purpose of Best Practices 3 Encoding schemes 3 Minimum Required Elements for Core AAO Finding Aid 5 Hidden Collections 6 Encoding Hierarchical vs. Flat Arrangement within the and
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EAD Guideline Tables Table 1:
Appendix: Sample of finding aid based on AAO Best Practices 52 Bibliography 67
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Purpose of Best Practices
Ensure basic uniformity when encoding and submitting AAO finding aids
Promote efficient uploading procedures to AAO web site
Revise and realign best practices with other EAD consortium efforts
Enhance access to archival descriptions for end users
Encoding schemes
Arizona Archives Online (AAO) contains descriptions for much of the archival materials held by member repositories within the state of Arizona—from single items and small collections to complex, multilevel collections. Given this fact and that repositories work with different collecting focuses and operating constraints, it is impractical and inefficient to describe the entire range of archival materials to the same degree. Some similar types of materials that comprise the entirety of a collection, such as the minutes of a single committee or diaries of an individual, can be described at the collection level (i.e. a container list
Encoding Levels
Basic
The basic scheme is used for guides that reflect a single level or nonhierarchical descriptive output. It can be used for homogenous archival materials described at any level, including collections, record groups, fonds, record series, or subseries. The basic scheme can also be used for small or single-item collections or “hidden collections” not yet fully processed or not expected to be processed for some time. (See discussion on “Hidden Collections” below).
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Examples of collection where a Basic encoding level may be implemented:
Small collections, including single-item collections
Large homogeneous collections (e.g., the minutes of a committee, diaries of an individual)
Collections not yet fully processed or not expected to be processed for some time.
Although repositories are generally encouraged to describe materials as completely as possible, these collections may not warrant component descriptions or a detailed listing of files or items
Full
The full encoding level should be used for multilevel or hierarchical descriptive output. The
Most fully-processed collections will use the
Examples of collections where a Full encoding level may be implemented:
Records of a business, association, or organization Papers of a politician, civic leader, or family Record series of a political office or governmental agency
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Minimum Required Elements for Core AAO Finding Aid
Below is an example of the elements that have the status Req in the AAO Best Practice Guidelines.
This Core AAO Finding Aid provides for a basic level of description. This example is appropriate for in cases involving small collections or single items, larger homogenous collections, and hidden or unprocessed collections that will not be fully processed for some time. Other elements may be added where appropriate to provide additional information regarding the described materials.
For more on submitting Hidden or unprocessed collections to the AAO web site (see Hidden Collections section).
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Hidden Collections
In an effort to provide and alert end users of all primary resources held by Arizona repositories, member institutions are developing standards for encoding unprocessed collections. Finding aids for unprocessed collections convey basic descriptive and administrative information to users to promote resource discovery, explain terms of access, and contact information for users to request access to these archival materials. The Description of Subordinate Components or container list
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Basic
Encoding Hierarchical vs. Flat Arrangement within the
Within the Description of Subordinate Components or container list
If a collection has a "flat" arrangement, use
Hierarchical arrangement
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Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
In order to promote interpretability within the AAO database of finding aids and beyond, AAO institutions are highly encouraged to observe the guidelines for describing archival materials regardless of format as provided for in Describing Archives: a Content Standard, particularly when supplying archival description above the
Order of elements
The AAO Best Practice Guidelines present EAD elements in a preferred sequence. It is not required that repositories follow this sequence, it is encouraged that they follow the order in which the elements are listed in the tables to enhance the review and formatting of finding aids. The grouping, rendering and public display of the elements within a finding aid will be controlled by the AAO style sheet.
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Nesting and Repeating elements
EAD elements may be nested as allowed by the EAD Tag Library (see the “May contain” section of each element description). The repeatability of each element (i.e., more than one occurrence of an element may be used) is also stated in the Status column of the detailed element tables.
When the
(paragraph) element is allowed within another element, it may be repeated as often as necessary (e.g.
Filing Titles
In order to insures that collection titles can be sorted and displayed alphabetically from the AAO web site, repositories are required to adopt the encoding practice of utilizing a second occurrence of the
Examples of filing title
Personal name (invert last name and enclose first name in parenthesis):
Family name (direct heading):
Business, organization, or association name (direct heading):
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Entering dates
All
The
Example of encoded date(s):
Inclusive and Bulk dates – use TYPE attribute to distinguish between "inclusive" and "bulk" dates
Broken dates (e.g., "1900, 1905-1918") – use separate elements
Open date spans – set NORMAL attribute to 9999 for [ongoing]
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Approximate dates – use appropriate date span in the NORMAL attribute
Undated material – use approximate dates based on the earliest and latest dates the material were created
Heading
elements (i.e. labels)Except within the
AAO repositories should select the appropriate
element within the
Biographical note
Historical note
Administrative historySpecial character encoding
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For all special characters encoded in XML, encode directly in UTF-8 Unicode, or use Unicode decimal or hexadecimal character references. Note that all decimal character references should begin with an ampersand (&) and/or pound sign (#), and end with a semicolon (;). More commonly used characters found in EAD finding aids including the following:
& & (Ampersand) < < (Left angle bracket) > > (Right angle bracket) © © (Copy right symbol)
Punctuation and Empty elements
EAD markup should not generally include punctuation between the
After completing the EAD markup process, but before loading finding aids to the AAO web site -- empty elements (i.e. tags containing no data) should be removed.
Special formatting of text:
Bold, underline, italic, and other similar kinds of formatting should be represented using the EAD
EAD Markup:
Public Display:
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Northern Arizona University defeated the University of Arizona in football.
EAD Markup: The photographs were published in the Fall 2011 edition of
Special formatting of text: and
Lists should be represented using the EAD tag with nested
TYPE attribute to select the type of list desired (i.e. "simple", "deflist", "marked", "ordered").
EAD Markup: Collection consists of four series:
Public Display (style sheet rendered): Arrangement and organization
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Collection consists of four series: I. Correspondence II. Minutes III. Reports IV. Bank statements
Linking to digital objects and external content
Table Four provides guidelines for external linking to digital resources or associated digital objects that are and are not part of the materials being described by the finding aid.
Linking to Digital Objects from the finding aid
Use the
The
Example of linking digital object to finding aid:
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Sample digitized image from this file: Bruce Babbitt portrait, 28 May 1988.
External linking (pointers and reference tags)
All external linking should be encoded using the
The
For external linking elements, the AAO stylesheet default behavior will be to render links as SHOW="replace" (i.e., the linked resource will be displayed in the same browser window). The stylesheet will support SHOW="embed" for images only (i.e., the image will be displayed inline in the finding aid) and SHOW="new" (i.e., the linked resource will be displayed in a new browser window). Use of any other SHOW attribute will be rendered as the default SHOW="replace".
Example of
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©
Example of
Long guides
Each XML finding aid file must be a complete finding aid. Do not divide the finding aid into smaller subparts. Longer guides will be pre-processed and indexed for searchability on the AAO web site and viewable pdf documents will be delivered to end users.
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Validating and creating well-formed guides
To ensure compliance with the EAD.DTD, contributing repositories should validate and check that their new and updated finding aid files are well-formed prior to uploading to the AAO web site. While most invalid guides will load and index, poorly formed finding aid files will not. To maintain the integrity and effectiveness of the best practices, contributing repositories are strongly urged to validate their guides with software designed as an XML editor, such as
Naming, Saving, and Updating a finding aid file
After opening a new finding aid template file, it's a good idea to use the “save as” command and name the file immediately – to ensure that your institutional template is not altered. As a safeguard, a copy of each institution’s template will be available from the Arizona Archives Online (AAO) web site.
The AAO best practices strongly encourages that institutions use a consistent naming convention for saving and submitting their finding aid files, such as incorporating an institutional abbreviation (i.e. “UA“) or implementing the MARC code as a prefix with an underscore to uniquely identify their files.
If your institution does not have an existing MARC code, instructions for requesting a code for your institution can be found on the Library of Congress MARC Code List for Organizations web page. Existing MARC codes can be found at http://www.loc.gov/marc/organizations/orgshome.html#searches.
Existing AAO Members MARC codes: Arizona Historical Society/Northern Arizona Division AzFHi Arizona Historical Society/Southern Arizona Division AzTP Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Az Arizona State Museum AzTuSM Arizona State University AzTeS Center for Creative Photography AzU-CCP Heard Museum AzPhBJB Museum of Northern Arizona AzFM Northern Arizona University AzFU
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Postal History Foundation AzTuPHF Sharlot Hall Museum AzPrSH University of Arizona AzU
File Naming Reminders: Filenames must end with an .xml extension Filenames may include upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores Filenames should contain no spaces or dashes. Spaces and dashes will affect the AAO indexing functionality!
Filename examples: AzFM_MS608.xml AzFM is the MARC code for the Museum of Northern Arizona, MS608 is the collection number assigned to the collection by the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Editing and Updating Existing Finding Aids
If a finding aid file is edited or updated and resubmitted to the AAO web site, do not assign a new filename to the updated file (use the original or identical file name). If the updated finding aid file is intended to replace the previous version of the file -- it must have exactly the same filename. When uploading an edited guide with an ftp program, a dialog box should warn you that the existing file on the AAO web site will be overwritten. Click the ‘yes’ button to replace the original file residing on the AAO web site. The AAO index is updated automatically at night.
Note on Using EAD Guideline Tables
Elements/Attributes – Encoded Archival Description tag and underlying attributes allowed for each tag. Status -- The guidelines indicate whether an element is required or not by using one of the following four codes:
Req = Required. This EAD tag is required as described in the Notes column.
MA = Mandatory when applicable. This EAD tag is mandatory when the information is available or discernable as described in the Notes column.
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Rec = Recommended. This EAD tag is strongly recommended in order to facilitate access to a collection as described in the Notes column.
Opt = Optional. The EAD tag may be used if desired.
Repeatable? – Column indicates whether element can (Y) or cannot (N) be repeated within the archival finding aid.
Comments/Application Notes – Explanation and examples of tag element and attribute use. In addition, it contains any special instructions or comments relevant to the element or attribute in question. Encoding Analogs – Serves as ‘crosswalks between EAD elements and the Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS).
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Table 1:
Elements and Attributes Status Repeatable? Comments/Application Notes DACS
Elements are surrounded by angle Req=Required brackets and rendered in MA=Mandatory, if applicable boldface. Rec=Recommended by best practices guidelines Opt=Optional stylesheet declaration A style sheet declaration will not be part of the standard AAO template. If you would like to render or view the finding aid in a web browser (Microsoft IE), it is possible to add a style sheet declaration to the template. Please delete declaration after viewing and before uploading to the AAO web site.
Example:
Place the guide and the stylesheeet (template.xsl) in the same directory to render in Microsoft Internet Explorer. DOCTYPE declaration Req The DOCTYPE declaration points to the name, version, and location of the XML.DTD (document type definition) or rules used to create and valid the xml document. This declaration is presence in all AAO templates. Here is the declaration used in AAO templates:
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to map
Here are some examples of filing title for
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Udall (Morris K.) Papers Udall (Morris K. and Stewart) Papers Day Family Diaries Blue Moon Publishing Company Records United Indian Traders Association Photographs type="filing" Req States that this
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normal="2011-03").
March 23, 2011 should be entered like this: normal="20110323”
Do not confuse with the
March 23, 2011 should be entered like this: normal="20110323”
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Inventory of the Morris Udall Papers). – not used for alphabetizing (do not invert). encodinganalog="245$a" Req Maps Req Y Add a wrapper paragraph element to convey the date the finding aid was initially published. (i.e. ©2002 Arizona Board of Regents. All rights reserved). Page 25 of 67 Arizona Archive Online 2011 Table 2: Elements and Attributes Status Repeatable? Comments/Application Notes DACS Elements are surrounded by angle Req=Required brackets and rendered in boldface. MA=Mandatory, if applicable Rec=Recommended by best practices guidelines Opt=Optional AAO encourages the use of the following level attribute values: "collection" "recordgrp" "series" “subseries" "otherlevel" AAO templates will have the default value of "collection". relatedencoding="marc21” Req Defines the encoding system (i.e. MARC for the 21st Century) used to map AAO templates will have the marc21 default values entered at the top level of the Page 26 of 67 Arizona Archive Online 2011 If the collection title includes within it the name of a publication, such as the title of a magazine, periodical, or newspaper, enclose the publication name in a
element to provide line breaks between multiple local call numbers. (i.e.
NAU.PH.99.10
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international standardization, separate title and date is preferred but both practices are permitted. DACS separates
AAO templates will have the default value of "inclusive" – but repositories should use a repeated instance of
AAO templates will have the default value of "245$f".
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See EAD tag library for information on use of this element.
See EAD tag library for information on use of this element.
See EAD tag library for information on use of this element.
If the collection, such as a photograph collection, contains no associated text, state that fact in
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langcode="eng" MA Use ISO 6392b to determine correct language code.
AAO templates will have the default value of "eng". – if another language, change to correct language code. encodinganalog="546" Rec AAO templates will have the default value of "546".
Text should be enclosed in paragraph
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element. encodinganalog="506" Rec AAO templates will have the default value of "506".
Text should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
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See EAD tag library for information on use of this element.
Text should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
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Text should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. >. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theEither use one of the following: “Biographical Note” (person or family history); “Historical Note” (historical information about a business or organization; or “Administrative History” (government agency).
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Text should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. >. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theText should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theSee EAD tag library for information on use of this element. encodinganalog="581" Rec AAO templates will have the default value of "581".
Hundreds of names and subjects can appear in a finding aid. Prominence can be given to the major ones by bundling them together in a single place within the
Each sub-element requires either a SOURCE -or- RULES attribute, as appropriate. Use a SOURCE attribute to encode the source (i.e., thesaurus, authority file) of an established list of indexing terms. If the term is not found in an established list, then do not use a SOURCE attribute. Use instead a RULES attribute to indicate the content standard by which the term is constructed, e.g., "lcsh", "aacr", "dacs". If the term is not
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constructed according to an established content standard, encode the RULES attribute value as "local".
The and
Nested with and
WIthout and
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Use the form of the name located in a standard naming authority file, such as the Library of Congress Name Authority File. If a name does not appear in an authority file, establish the name according to a content standard such as DACS, or AACR2.
Controlled subheadings for personal names should be separated by a double hyphen – (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Except for a period needed for a middle initial in a personal name, do not end a personal name heading with a period (.) – the AAO style sheet will supply the ending period when required by AACR2.
If heading is found in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, assign source="lcnaf".
If heading is found in an existing or legacy local catalog system, assign source="local".
If heading is not found in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, delete the source attribute and use the RULES attribute to indicate how the name is established. rules= MA AAO templates will leave the default value blank.
If there is no name authority record available for a particular name, establish the name heading and use "aacr2" to indicate that the name has been formulated according to AACR2 rules. If the form of the name is not based on a content standard such as AACR2, use “local” instead.
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If the name is taken from a standard name authority file, delete the RULES attribute and identify the name authority source in the SOURCE attribute.
Since family names are not maintained by the Library of Congress Name Authority File, establish the name according to the DACS standard: State the family surname followed by the word “family.” Base the decision on published works about the family or reference sources, where available.
Controlled subheadings for family names should be separated by a double hyphen – (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Do not end the heading with a period.
Use the form of the name located in a standard naming authority file, such as the Library of Congress Name Authority File. If a name does not appear in an authority file, establish the name according to a content standard such as AACR2.
Controlled subheadings for corporate names should be separated by a double hyphen – (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens).
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Change to encodinganalog="710", if
If heading is found in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, assign source="lcnaf".
If heading is found in an existing or legacy local catalog system, assign source="local".
If heading is not found in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, delete the source attribute and use the RULES attribute to indicate how the name is established. rules= MA AAO templates will leave the default value blank.
If there is no name authority record available for a particular name, establish the name heading and use “aacr2” to indicate that the name has been formulated according to AACR2 rules. If the form of the name is not based on a content standard such as AACR2, use “local” instead.
If the name is taken from a standard name authority file, delete the RULES attribute and identify the name authority source in the SOURCE attribute.
If heading is found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings, assign source="lcsh".
If heading is found in an existing or legacy local catalog system, assign
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source="local".
Take the geographic term from a standard geographic authority file, such as Library of Congress Subject Headings or the Getty Thesaurus for Geographic Names. If a term does not appear in an authority file, establish the term according to a content standard such as DACS.
Controlled subheadings may be added as needed, separated by a double hyphen -- (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Controlled subheadings for geography names should be separated by a double hyphen – (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Do not end the heading with a period.
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Controlled subheadings may be added as needed, separated by a double hyphen -- (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Controlled subheadings for geography names should be separated by a double hyphen – (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Do not end the heading with a period.
If the source of the genre term is from the Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials -- form/genre terms, set the SOURCE attribute to source="lctgm".
Controlled subheadings may be added as needed, separated by a double hyphen -- (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Controlled subheadings for geography names should be separated by a double hyphen – (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Do not end the heading with a period.
See EAD tag library for information on use of this element. encodinganalog="656" Rec AAO templates will not contain an
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(AAT), set the SOURCE attribute to source="aat".
If the source of the genre term is from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), set the SOURCE attribute to source="lcsh".
Controlled subheadings may be added as needed, separated by a double hyphen -- (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Controlled subheadings for geography names should be separated by a double hyphen – (with no spaces between heading terms and hyphens). Do not end the heading with a period.
See EAD tag library for information on use of this element. encodinganalog="657" Rec AAO templates will not contain a
If the source of the genre term is from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), set the SOURCE attribute to source="lcsh".
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Table 3:
Elements and Attributes Status Repeatable? Comments/Application Notes DACS Elements are surrounded by angle Req=Required brackets and rendered in boldface. MA=Mandatory, if applicable Rec=Recommended by best practices guidelines Opt=Optional
Use the default attribute value of "combined" when each major subdivision (ie. recordgrp, subgrp, series, or subseries) is described and followed by a container list of narrower levels (ie. file or item).
Use the attribute value of "analyticover" when only providing users with a description of the major subdivisions (ie. recordgrp, subgrp, series, or subseries) without describing narrower levels (ie. file or item) in a container list. This value may be used when describing summaries of subdivisions of an unprocessed collection.
Use the attribute value of "in-depth" when only providing users with a container list of narrower levels (ie. file or item).
Nested
The full suite of subelements and attributes described are available at each component level (e.g., all elements described in the
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table, may also be used as needed in each component described in
(if "otherlevel" is used) – use otherlevel The assignment of sub-component levels should be a reflection of the attribute in addition. collection’s arrangement. If the arrangement is hierarchical, then subsequent components will be smaller units of the preceding otherlevel="accession|sub-subseries" component – (ie. "series" then "subseries" then "file").
If the arrangement is flat, then the use of a single component is all that is required.
For finding aids that contain only higher-level component descriptions,
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such as series or subseries-level data, container information may be provided at the appropriate broader level.
As needed, one or two
Multiple containers with the same title materials may also be grouped together:
or
If the collection title includes within it the name of a publication, such as the title of a magazine, periodical, or newspaper, enclose the publication name in a
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ISAD(G)v2. Use for the creation year, month, or day of the described materials. type="inclusive|bulk" Opt Use "inclusive" for the entire date range; use "bulk" only as a repeat
AAO templates will not contain this attribute. Add to element, if desirable. normal= Opt Enter normalized date span of described materials. Use the iso8601 format (e.g. normal="1933/1980").
AAO templates will not contain this attribute. Add to element, if desirable. encodinganalog="245$f|245$g" Opt "245$f" for inclusive dates; “245$g” for bulk dates.
AAO templates will not contain this attribute. Add to element, if desirable.
AAO templates will not contain the elements
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desirable.
If the collection, such as a photograph collection, contains no associated text, state that fact in
AAO templates will not contain the element in the
AAO templates will not contain the element in the
AAO templates will not contain this attribute. Add to element, if desirable. Close
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Text should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. >. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within the encodinganalog="520" Opt AAO templates will not contain this attribute. Add to element, if desirable.
AAO templates will not contain the element in the
encodinganalog="506" Opt AAO templates will not contain this attribute. Add to element, if desirable.
AAO templates will not contain the element in the
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Table 4: Digital objects and external links
Elements and Attributes Status Repeatable? Comments/Application Notes DACS Elements are surrounded by angle Req=Required brackets and rendered in boldface. MA=Mandatory, if applicable Rec=Recommended by best practices guidelines Opt=Optional Linking to external pointers or resources from a finding aid
Element will not be part of AAO template and should be added to guide by repository where appropriate.
Element will not be part of AAO template and should be added to guide by repository where appropriate.
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show="new" (i.e., the linked resource will be displayed in a new browser window). Linking to digital object(s) from a finding aid
Text should be enclosed in paragraph
tags
. >. If needed, the paragraph tags are repeatable within theEmpty element mark up creates a link from an icon/thumbnail/image:
Not repeatable within the same
If a repository wishes to embed an image in a finding aid document and then provide a link to a larger version of the same image – use two
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href= Use to provide the URL of each digital object.
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Embed digital object in guide:
Request (replace existing browser page)
Request (open new browser page)
Activate when loading guide:
Activate when extended link is clicked:
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Appendix: Sample of finding aid based on AAO Best Practices
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English.
None.
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The Arizona State Museum may not own copyright to all parts of this collection. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, Arizona State Museum, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
The Painter Collection came to the Arizona State Museum at Muriel Thayer Painter's death in 1975 except for several drafts of her Yaqui manuscript, which were at the University of Arizona Press or in the Spicer residence. These drafts were given to the Archives by Mrs. Spicer in 1987.
Muriel Thayer Painter Collection. Arizona State Museum Archives. Ms18.
Muriel Thayer was born in Minneapolis in 1892. She attended University of Minnesota and graduated from Wellesley in 1916 with a degree in social work. During 1938-39, Bronislaw Malinowski was a guest lecturer at the University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology. Muriel Thayer Painter joined Malinowski in observing the Yaqui Easter ceremony in Spring, 1939.
From the beginning, Muriel Painter's commitment to study the Easter ceremony, and eventually the entire ceremonial cycle, grew. Each year from 1939 through 1954 she attended most of the Holy Week observances and the processions during Lent. Her extensive notes documenting these observations were supplemented by interviews with Yaquis over a period of years from 1948 to 1975. Mrs. Painter was appointed chairperson of the Tucson Chamber of Commerce "Yaqui Committee" in 1942. In 1950, the Tucson Chamber of Commerce published her pamphlet on the Yaqui Easter Ceremony at Pascua, which was later updated and reprinted by the University of Arizona Press.
Since 1944, Muriel Painter was a research associate at the Arizona State Museum. She was program chairperson for the Tucson Festival Society which began organizing the annual San Xavier Fiesta in 1952. During the 1960s, she was chairperson of the Pascua Yaqui Association which sought to improve housing in Pascua Pueblo. The work
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of this Association eventually gained recognition of the Yaquis as a tribe and funds for establishing New Pascua Pueblo.
When she died in 1975, Muriel Painter left her papers, including her unpublished manuscript, to the Arizona State Museum. Dr. Edward Spicer of the Department of Anthropology and Wilma Kaemlein, emeritus staff member of ASM, revised the manuscript and in 1986 it was published as
This collection is organized into four subgroups and 15 series
This collection relates to the years from 1939 to 1975 when Muriel Painter was active in the Pascua Yaqui community. Her papers include field notes on Pascua and San Xavier and materials relating to her community activities with the Tucson Festival Society and Pascua Yaqui Association.
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Subgroup 1 is field notes, 1939-71; subgroup 2 is publication; subgroup 3 is the Refugio Savala papers; and subgroup 4 is community and professional activities.
Refugio Savala's manuscripts for
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Subgroup 1: Series 1 consists of Pascua field notes arranged by date; Series 2 is Pascua field notes by subject and miscellaneous reading notes. These notes are on half sheets and are stored in card boxes. Series 3 consists of Papago (O'odham) field notes; Series 3-5 are three drafts of the manuscript of
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Bibliography
The best practices committee found the Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002 Official site maintained by the Library of Congress extremely useful when determining the application of specific EAD elements.
Library of Congress. Encoded Archival Description Version 2002 Official Site
The revised Arizona Archives Online best practices (version 3.1) were guided and vastly improved by consulting the following consortia EAD best practices documentation:
Northwest Digital Archives. Best Practice Guidelines for Encoded Archival Description (version 3.3)
Online Archive of California. Best Practice Guidelines for EAD (version 2.0)
Utah Manuscript Association. Encoded Archival Description Best Practices Guidelines (version 1.2)
When entering archival descriptive information above the
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